The relationship of psychological birth order to irrational relationship beliefs

Kalkan M.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY, vol.36, no.4, pp.455-465, 2008 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.4.455
  • Journal Name: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.455-465
  • Keywords: psychological birth order, actual birth order, irrational relationship beliefs, UNREALISTIC BELIEFS, GENDER, SATISFACTION, EXPECTATIONS, ACHIEVEMENT, POSITION, COUPLES, SCORES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Psychological birth order is examined as a predictor of irrational relationship beliefs among Turkish people (N = 423) using a Turkish version (Kalkan, 2005) of the White-Campbell Psychological Birth Order Inventory (Campbell, White, & Stewart, 1991) and the Relationship Belief Inventory (Kalkan, 2006). Results of Pearson correlation analysis indicate that positions of psychologically first, middle, and youngest child were significantly related to irrational relationship beliefs. The correlation between psychologically only child scores and irrational relationship beliefs was nonsignificant.